. >> bonjour, madame. >> bonjour, madame. >> to work in the french fashion industry. her job is just as high-powered, but now that she's in france... >> merci. >> merci. >> katherine no longer works weekends, and vacation has taken on a whole new meaning. >> i don't check in. i don't check my email, i don't call on the phone, and no one expects me to. >> so when you go on vacation here, you really go on vacation. >> you really go on vacation. >> even so, france is still one of the world's five largest economies. when the french work, their productivity per hour is among the highest in the world, even better than in the u.s. problem is, french workers are on the job almost 300 hours less per year than their american counterparts, so french economic growth lags far behind the u.s. >> people understand very well that the french system will not survive long if it's not reformed. people have to work more. for years, people thought that they could work less and earn more. >> but they can't. >> which is absurd. >> editor stephane marchand says other countries in europe are a